Oman
Population 2026
5,671,455
Overview
- Yearly change
- +3.22%
- Density
- 18 per km²
- Land area
- 309,500 km²
- Capital
- Muscat
- Currency
- Rial (OMR)
- Official languages
- AR-OM, EN, BAL, UR
- Urban population
- 79.5%
- Continent
- AS
Demographics
- Births
- 90,8282026
- Deaths
- 10,5542026
- Birth rate
- 16.8per 1,000
- Death rate
- 1.9per 1,000
- Fertility rate
- 2.51
- Life expectancy
- 80.2At birth, years
- Median age
- 29.8
- Net migration
- 113,734
Age distribution
- 0–1424.3%
- 15–6473.0%
- 65+2.7%
Population by year
Economy
- GDP
- $110B
- GDP per capita
- $19.9K
- GDP growth
- +2.4%
- Inflation
- 1.0%
- Unemployment
- 3.3%
- Exports
- $70.8B
- Imports
- $52.3B
- Tourism receipts
- 1.9%% of exports
Economic output by sector (% of GDP)
- Agriculture2.8%
- Industry52.7%
- Manufacturing9.4%
- Services47.2%
Employment by sector (%)
- Agriculture5.9%
- Industry39.4%
- Services54.6%
Largest cities
| # | City | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MuscatMuscat | 797,0002019 |
| 2 | SeebMuscat | 470,8782024 |
| 3 | BawsharMuscat | 383,2572026 |
| 4 | ‘IbrīAd Dhahirah | 163,4732026 |
| 5 | ŞalālahDhofar | 163,1402026 |
| 6 | ŞaḩamAl Batinah North | 140,0002022 |
| 7 | RustaqAl Batinah South | 120,0002024 |
| 8 | SoharAl Batinah North | 108,2742026 |
| 9 | As SuwayqAl Batinah North | 107,1432026 |
| 10 | Samā’ilAd Dakhiliyah | 80,5382025 |
Populated place as listed by GeoNames. Not a metropolitan-area figure.
Historical statistics
| Year | Population | Births | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5,671,455 | 90.8K | 10.6K |
| 2020 | 4,522,502 | 85.3K | 11.1K |
| 2010 | 2,757,450 | 64.4K | 6.8K |
| 2000 | 2,282,139 | 54.4K | 7.2K |
| 1990 | 1,763,957 | 64.4K | 8.4K |
| 1980 | 1,001,248 | 51.7K | 10.6K |
| 1970 | 662,691 | 34.2K | 13.3K |
| 1960 | 530,489 | 28.0K | 16.0K |
| 1950 | 456,997 | 23.7K | 16.1K |